Note-- Each year is unique and
different for the individual that experiences all of its seasons and personal
events. It may be defined, in retrospect, by newscasters and pundits on a
national /global level ; but the real impact is how it affected the singular
soul and person. So this poem personifies the year, "Annus"
,correlating how she entered the high desert last time (in January) with
how she enters it this time.This poem's imagery was also
partially inspired by Bob Dylan's Song, "Sad-eyedLady Of The Lowlands".